Hello Dora! My name is Monica Galvez. This is fantastic information, thank you!! we are definately talking about the same Cepedas :). My grandmother Dora passed away in 96' and is buried in Crystal City. I met some of her siblings at the funeral, but I don't remember exactly which ones...what I do know, is they all looked alike! My grandma had 12 kids: Santiago(passed away when he was a baby & I believe that was her grandfathers name as well. she referred to them as Papa Chago and Mama Quencha?), Nicolasa, Carmela, Jaime, Amalia, Teresa, Abraham, Jocobo, Ricardo, Miguel, Idalia(my mom) and Corina. This means I probably have hundreds of cousins(no lie)! My grandma did live in Crystal, san antonio and then Wisconsin. She spent the last 2 yrs of her life in Crystal before passing away from Alzeihmers. I do remember her telling us she had relatives in CA and Monterrey Mx. Most of her descendants live in Wisconsin and Texas. I would love to start a family tree/history so any and all information is appreciated. my email address is:
monagalvez824@gmail.com and/or you can find me(and other relatives) on facebook by searching mona galvez/ monica galvez texas. Do you happen to have any pictures of your dad and his siblings as kids? I'm more than willing to share as much info as you'd like(that I or my mother know of). It has been a joy hearing from you and being able to exchange information, and know that I have relatives in CA. It's a small world after all. I can't wait to share the news with my mother. Thank you!!